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Clueless AGAIN in Obama Nation

And Again Obama gets a media pass

What if a presidential candidate claimed that his view on an issue drew its power from the Sermon on the Mount, which was delivered by no less an authority than Jesus Christ? And what if that candidate’s view contradicted 2,000 years of church moral teaching? Wouldn't this be a major news story? What do you think? As Robert Knight of CNSNews.com tells us, there’s lots to chew on:

• When it comes to Barack Obama, the media continues to ignore newsworthy topics and refuses to give the public substantive details about the senator's views on many key issues.
• On Sunday, at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio, the junior Illinois Senator promoted homosexual legal civil unions while answering a question posed by a pastor, and then threw out this challenge: "If people find that controversial then I would just refer them to the Sermon on the Mount, which I think is, in my mind, for my faith, more central than an obscure passage in Romans."
• Not one major network covered this, nor did the wire services, nor did the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times or other major newspapers.
• The Post and the Los Angeles Times had brief references on their blogs. CNSNews.com, by contrast, carried a comprehensive story, which was quickly picked up by World Magazine and the Baptist Press.
• A couple of papers had a brief mention of Obama proclaiming that he is a Christian, not a Muslim – but that was it
• As far as the senator's unspecified interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount and his equally shocking dismissal of a key passage in the first chapter of the Book of Romans, well, talk about the politics of audacity.
• The senator was right about Jesus reminding us of the inherent dignity of all human beings. We are supposed to love without measure. But this should include discouraging people from engaging in behaviors with known moral, social and health risks, and not using government power to tempt them into error.
• Can you imagine what the media reaction would be if, say, John McCain had stated that he thought adultery ought to get special legal protection and that if anyone found it controversial, he or she should look up the Sermon on the Mount?
• As of this writing, Sen. McCain has said no such thing. But I haven't yet checked tomorrow's New York Times, which might be running a front page story to this effect next to an article about the wisdom of wearing tinfoil hats when sunspots are active.
• The Times, you’ll recall, did find space on its front page recently for un-sourced allegations about McCain and a lobbyist.

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Clueless in Obama Nation
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Our Take

When Obama spews off about morality and cites questionable biblical authority, it should be noted and he should be called out on it. The media sees no evil, hears no evil and speaks no evil, no matter what Obama says. He is their darling and can do no wrong in their eyes. It’s time that changes.